Employment by educational attainment level - quarterly data (1998–2020) by country
Countries reporting
47
Highest
1,629
Türkiye
Lowest
2
Montenegro
Median
21
Years covered
23
1998–2020
Data points
991
What the numbers show
Employment by educational attainment level - quarterly data (1998–2020) is currently reported for 47 countries. The highest value is 1,629 in Türkiye; the lowest is 2 in Montenegro.
The median across all reporting countries is 21, and the mean is 156.45.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 814.
Over the past decade 4 countries rose and 42 fell. The largest increase was in Luxembourg (up 75.0%), and the largest decrease in Greece (down 84.5%).
Employment by educational: quarterly data … quarterly 1998: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Türkiye | 1,629 | 2020 | down 26.8% | flat |
| 2 | Germany | 1,443 | 2019 | down 20.9% | falling |
| 3 | Netherlands | 510 | 2020 | down 1.2% | falling |
| 3 | Netherlands | 510 | 2020 | down 1.2% | falling |
| 5 | United Kingdom | 404 | 2020 | down 30.3% | falling |
| 5 | United Kingdom | 404 | 2020 | down 30.3% | falling |
| 7 | France | 262 | 2020 | down 7.7% | flat |
| 8 | Metropolitan France | 257 | 2020 | down 44.6% | falling |
| 9 | Spain | 238 | 2020 | down 55.0% | falling |
| 10 | Switzerland | 210 | 2020 | down 17.3% | falling |
| 10 | Italy | 210 | 2020 | down 45.7% | falling |
| 12 | Denmark | 168 | 2020 | down 13.4% | falling |
| 13 | Austria | 142 | 2020 | down 24.1% | falling |
| 14 | Romania | 140 | 2020 | down 25.1% | falling |
| 15 | Sweden | 133 | 2020 | up 43.0% | rising |
| 16 | Norway | 120 | 2020 | down 17.8% | rising |
| 17 | Poland | 85 | 2020 | down 38.4% | falling |
| 17 | Poland | 85 | 2020 | down 38.4% | falling |
| 19 | Belgium | 56 | 2020 | down 25.3% | falling |
| 19 | Finland | 56 | 2020 | down 17.6% | falling |
| 21 | Portugal | 48 | 2020 | down 71.4% | volatile |
| 22 | Hungary | 43 | 2020 | up 22.9% | falling |
| 23 | Czechia | 32 | 2020 | up 52.4% | falling |
| 24 | Ireland | 21 | 2020 | down 22.2% | volatile |
| 25 | Bulgaria | 19 | 2020 | down 9.5% | falling |
| 26 | Serbia | 11 | 2020 | down 47.6% | falling |
| 26 | Serbia | 11 | 2020 | down 47.6% | falling |
| 26 | Iceland | 11 | 2020 | down 31.2% | falling |
| 29 | Greece | 9 | 2020 | down 84.5% | volatile |
| 30 | Luxembourg | 7 | 2020 | up 75.0% | rising |
| 30 | Latvia | 7 | 2020 | down 53.3% | volatile |
| 30 | Latvia | 7 | 2020 | down 53.3% | volatile |
| 33 | Estonia | 6 | 2020 | down 25.0% | falling |
| 33 | Estonia | 6 | 2020 | down 25.0% | falling |
| 35 | Croatia | 5 | 2019 | down 16.7% | falling |
| 35 | Lithuania | 5 | 2020 | down 54.5% | falling |
| 35 | Lithuania | 5 | 2020 | down 54.5% | falling |
| 35 | Croatia | 5 | 2019 | down 16.7% | falling |
| 39 | Slovakia | 4 | 2020 | down 42.9% | rising |
| 39 | Slovenia | 4 | 2020 | down 73.3% | falling |
| 39 | Slovenia | 4 | 2020 | down 73.3% | falling |
| 39 | Slovakia | 4 | 2020 | down 42.9% | rising |
| 39 | North Macedonia | 4 | 2020 | down 60.0% | falling |
| 39 | North Macedonia | 4 | 2020 | down 60.0% | falling |
| 39 | Malta | 4 | 2020 | down 33.3% | volatile |
| 46 | Cyprus | 3 | 2020 | down 57.1% | volatile |
| 47 | Montenegro | 2 | 2020 | unchanged | rising |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.